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18th June 2013,
19:41
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From what i gather, F-35 will spend about all its missions at 20-30k ft, isnt that what is advocated as an advantage of F-35 anyway ? not ever...
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18th June 2013,
17:22
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combat maneuvering is equally critical regardless what generation you are up against
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18th June 2013,
17:02
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USAF to retire A-10 fleet or the B-1B fleet?
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Yes the cargo plane wont go into contested air space, -that's what the cruise missiles are for, they are surprisingly cheap, especially compared to...
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18th June 2013,
15:42
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Yes, it will carry more SDB than A-10 has bullets, and more Tomahawks than B-1B & B-52 combined, while being able to loiter longer at a lower cost...
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18th June 2013,
15:30
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Replace all of them with an optionally manned cargo plane with laser defense
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17th June 2013,
15:32
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English isnt my first language, so can you verify if the guy who quite literally wrote the book said: "In addition, the drag index values are...
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17th June 2013,
14:07
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Well but then we are sliding away from actual performance and into various ways of skinning a cat. It's not like IADS havnt been taken down with...
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17th June 2013,
13:43
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@jack: do you mean to say F-16 consume and need as much fuel as F-35 ?
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17th June 2013,
13:36
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What paper performance ? this is the tested and true factual performance of F-16
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16th June 2013,
18:48
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Why type of fighter flown is largely irrelevant.
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Well @thobbes this was a timely thread you created, seeing as how the worlds air forces are becoming a bunch of grounded amateurs. Here's last...
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16th June 2013,
18:34
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France: Reduced Training Costs, Pilot Flight Hours, Two-Tier Pilot Policy
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No prob's, he can download & play Ferrari Virtual Race Video in between !
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16th June 2013,
18:28
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France: Reduced Training Costs, Pilot Flight Hours, Two-Tier Pilot Policy
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How large percentage of the pilots will become reservists ? I see the most of worlds air forces are going through a transition/downgrading.
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16th June 2013,
15:00
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Amazing, thanks for info
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16th June 2013,
11:05
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I see it differently ! such a dash would make interception nigh impossible
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16th June 2013,
11:04
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Really ? Not that i distrust you, you use to have data behind your statements, but i would not have thought that was possible, do you have link ?
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16th June 2013,
09:04
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http://www.darpa.mil/tto/programs/Falcon.htm
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15th June 2013,
17:11
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The biggest issue is, how do you make that missile turn at high alt. with no propulsion ?
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15th June 2013,
15:05
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Motor & wing loading is still limiting factors, aircraft has more potential in improvement than missiles, i think replacement for Meteor won't be...
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15th June 2013,
10:37
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The PR department claim F-35 flies better than anything else for as long as it has any combat load. Incorrect as far as A2A loadout goes, but...
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15th June 2013,
09:53
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The 10% increase correspond to the lighter warhead on C vs B, 50 lbs vs 40 lbs, it might be that those 10 lbs was switched for more fuel.
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15th June 2013,
09:46
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Err, No, its the PR department that claim F-35 fly better than anything else, customers are refuting that claim
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15th June 2013,
07:45
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Lol, first time i heard the analogy of the brewster buffalo
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15th June 2013,
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Yes, F-35 may well be the fastest fighter when carrying 2000 lbs bombs, and i think this condition is what PR department is banking on when...
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15th June 2013,
06:31
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jf-17 vs golden eagle for the #2 spot behind Gripen
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G limit for Gripen C is 9g
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14th June 2013,
13:08
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Those air intakes on top exclude 'fighter' description, unless its for the same reason F-117 was labeled an 'F'
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14th June 2013,
01:58
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What you win in range you lose in time, lobbing can work vs a cooperative or slow target, but in a dynamic supersonic air battle where a fighter...
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13th June 2013,
09:39
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Yes, this number is pulled out out of context with regular interval by the uninitiated, and you are correct, this isnt pure CPFH. Here is the...
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13th June 2013,
02:05
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We only have to look at WW2 to conclude the primary variable isnt the properties of the fighter, but the experience of the fighter pilot. 200...
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12th June 2013,
13:45
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Maybe my eyes are messed up, but i dont see air inlet on top of the bomber on the yellow model
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